David Pearce Demers
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- Police discipline - A look at how bad police officers are punished
MPR’s Mary Losure reports on “trunk transport” incident, subsequent protests, and the creation of Civilian Police Review Authority (CRA). Segment includes interviews and commentary from Clyde Bellecourt, AIM director; John Laux, Minneapolis Police Chief; David Pearce Demers, professor at University of Wisconsin; Al Berryman, Minneapolis Police union president; Ann Viitala, Civil Review Board president; Tony Miranda, member of Police Officer Federation; and Keith Ellison, director of Legal Rights Center.
- Keeping the Peace, part 2
This is a continuation on a special Midmorning broadcast from the Minneapolis Police Department 5th Precinct. Host Cathy Wurzer presents a ride-along audio montage of police on duty, a discussion about community-oriented policing, a documentary excerpt, and interviews regarding concerns over lack of disciplinary actions on police officers.
- Study on internal affairs, racism and Minneapolis police
MPR’s Tom Fudge reports on study of a thousand citizen complaints of Minneapolis police misconduct from 1987 to 1990. Reports include comments from David Pearce Demers, professor of Journalism at University of Wisconsin-River Falls; Tony Bouza, Minneapolis police chief; and Matthew Little, president of Minneapolis NAACP.
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